pick up the gauntlet vs seek

pick up the gauntlet is not a noun while seek is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up the gauntlet	No	No	Yes	No
seek	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seek is a hypernym of pick up the gauntlet; that is, seek is a word with a broader meaning than pick up the gauntlet:

Other hypernyms of pick up the gauntlet include assay, attempt, essay, try.

pick up the gauntlet (noun)	seek (noun)
	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

pick up the gauntlet (verb)	seek (verb)
be dared to do something and attempt it	inquire for
	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt